RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
- From: "Miller, Timothy J." <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:53:00 -0500
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
The device probably doesn't have enough sensor points to do handwriting effectively. Capacitive screens have a much courser sensor grid than resistive screens.
-- Tim
>-----Original Message-----
>From: fed-talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden [mailto:fed-
>talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Dave
>Schroeder
>Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:23 PM
>To: Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)
>Cc: Fed Talk
>Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
>
>There's nothing to indicate it wouldn't be able to have handwriting
>recognition someday (or even now via third parties), given the known
>capabilities of the device, existing technologies like Inkwell, and what
>Apple has already done with Chinese input on the iPhone.
>
>- Dave
>
>On Jan 27, 2010, at 2:07 PM, Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ) wrote:
>
>> Although no handwriting recognition kills it for medical
>unfortunately. Unless someone gets a stylus and uses inkwell.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Todd Heberlein <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Oops. Meant to sent this out to everyone...
>>
>>> Sooooo....What do you all think?! Is it more likely than an Iphone
>to be adopted by DoD? Does it have 3G? Why no phone? (I was hoping it
>would for accessibility features). Seems like a slightly beefed up
>Ipod. Sad. AND stinky name. If Steve Jobs is listening: I told you
>to call it the Apple SLICE...GET IT?! ;o)
>>
>> Great price, good data plan, no contracts, unlocked!!
>>
>> More real estate, combined with an incredibly light and portable
>device should create a new class of applications. Remember the newer
>Star Trek series where a subordinate would hand the captain a pad with a
>summary of information in order to have him make a decision? This could
>be that pad.
>>
>> I think maps and other situational awareness needs (common operational
>picture) will be much better served by this platform. Sometimes trying
>to present information on the iPhone felt like looking through a straw.
>The iPhone is like the Predator, where the iPad is like the Global Hawk.
>>
>> Todd
>>
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